In a recent tweet, hacker i0n1c has revealed that the forthcoming iOS 6.1 update adds “again tougher protections” to the codebase even compared to iOS 6, suggesting that security has been dramatically improved.
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Hackers publish 453,000 emails and passwords allegedly stolen from Yahoo
A group of hackers on Thursday published a list of more than 453,000 log-in credentials on the Internet that were allegedly stolen from a database associated with an unnamed Yahoo service.
The group of hackers calls itself “the D33Ds Company” and claims to have hacked into the database by exploiting an SQL injection vulnerability found on a Yahoo subdomain.
We can have all the security in place on our side, but if the people running the service sleep on the wheel, we’re screwed.
Thousands May Lose Internet After Hacking Scam
NBC:
The problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But that system is to be shut down.
The FBI is encouraging users to visit this website run by its security partner, http://www.dcwg.org, that will inform them whether they’re infected and explain how to fix the problem.
Check your PC, before it’s too late.
These Breasts Nailed Anonymous Hacker In FBI Case
At the bottom of that site there was the image of this woman, now identified as his girlfriend, with a sign that read “PwNd by w0rmer & CabinCr3w <3 u BiTch’s !” The picture—taken with an iPhone—had GPS information which showed that the photo was taken at the woman’s home in Wantirna South. [Source]
Clearly, the man wasn’t thinking straight.
XRY’s two-minute iPhone passcode exploit debunked
I told you some time ago about a company that posted a video where they demonstrated that the passcode on the iPhone could be cracked in a couple of minutes. Well, jailbreak maestro @chronic, has posted a detailed rebuttal on his blog.
Go read it, the summary is this:
- It’s not as easy as they made it seem in the video.
- There are ways of making it very difficult to perform, by just using a longer passcode (which he explains how to do).
- The iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and 3 are not affected.
Also, there is the most obvious one, they need physical access to the device. Via 9to5Mac
